May 2012 - the FINAL Exam Success!

Exam Paper Summary

HL

• Paper 1 (2 hrs 15 minutes) 35% - 7 structured questions in 3 sections that assess the 3 strands of the syllabus
  • Section A: Answer 2 of 3 on any of the SL/HL core topics
  • Section B: Answer 1 of 2 questions based on 3.10, 'IT Systems in Organisations'
  • Section C: Answer 1 of 2 questions based on 3.11, 'Robotics, AI & Expert Systems'
• Paper 2 (1 hour 15 min) 20% - write a response to an unseen article
• Paper 3 (1 hour 15 min) 25% - FOUR questions based on a pre-seen case study

SL

• Paper 1 (1 hour 45 minutes) 40% - 5 structured questions that assess the 3 strands of the syllabus
  • Answer 3 of the 5 questions
• Paper 2 (1 hour 15 min) 30% - write a response to an unseen article

January 2012 Exam Success!

Feedback and mark schemes from January exams

Paper 1: Areas of Impact
Part 1: SL and HL - answer 3 questions from a possible 5

• 2, 3 or 4 shorter questions
• 1 longer (8 or 10 marks) question (this is optional for non-IB students)

Part 2: HL - answer 1 question from a possible 2 (Expert systems or Robotics)

Paper 2: Article

• Criterion C - be aware!
  • Discuss advantages of the new system for TWO stakeholders
  • Discuss disadvantages of the new system for TWO stakeholders
  • Compare and weigh up the relative importance of each and write an evaluation paragraph

Study Tips

• Strand 1 - Social & Ethical Issues
• Strand 2 - Scenarios (Areas of Impact)
• Strand 3 - IT Systems
• Revise Command Terms
• ENTIRE GLOSSARY - from Computer Confluence
• Revise Paper 2 information